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Who: Megaman and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide!
Action: Moping at the desk in the engineer's office on the SS Golden, lights on as usual
When: RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW somewhere around the space equivalent of midnight

Hello, I'd like to ask a question for anyone still awake. Some of you have been here for a little while now, right? I was wondering...has anyone ever been able to contact people they know back home here? Has Atroma ever allowed it, I guess.

My friends back home are probably really worried about me by now...I don't think they would know what's going on. To them I might have suddenly become missing! And I'd like to let them know that I'm okay, if I can. But I don't know if there's a way...

And also, since [ah] maybe I'm going to be here for awhile too. Does anyone have a database about outer space that I could borrow for a bit? A book or a data file you'd be willing to lend? Just, something that gets detailed about how things work in general out there. I have basic knowledge on the subject, but I'd like to learn more of I can.

Thank you.

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Yeah, that might be a good start! And actually, we do have a comm officer here on the Golden--I'm sure she wouldn't mind lending us her tools every now and then, if we need them...

[Ah, it really is almost exciting in a way--just having another person here who knows so much about space, to bounce ideas off of! Honestly, Megaman had been getting a little worried about ever actually finishing the starcharts, at the rate he'd been going before. But now, maybe...

The information about telescopes just has him all the more visibly intrigued; he perks up, especially once its various uses are brought to light.]

And it sounds like we'd definitely benefit from having a telescope for sure, in that case! Just a matter of getting one... [Setting down the star chart sketches, he sits back a bit now, folding his arms contemplatively.] I mean--do you know what a telescope's made of, how it works? I'm an engineer, here...if I knew how to start, I think maybe I could try to build one! It would probably take awhile, since the materials might not be immediately available, but--it would be a huge help, by the sound of it, so I don't think I'd mind!

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[Clay opens his mouth -- and then shuts it, once he realizes just how much goes into building a telescope. He'd have to explain complicated things, and Megaman probably wouldn't get it if he didn't have a diagram.

So Clay leans away out of the camera's range to grab some paper without explanation, only to lean his head back into the frame once he realizes what he's done.]

You mind if I write and draw it out, actually? It's kind of complicated, and if you try to make one, it might be easier to have a guideline with you!

[He's seen the files both NASA and GYAXA gave away for people to make their own telescopes, after all; he's pretty sure he remembers how they're done.]

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[It's certainly cause for a spot of confusion, for a moment, as Clay falls quiet so suddenly and then suddenly leans out of the camera. At least he pops back in before Megaman can start being concerned, however, and he blinks at the question before the idea finally sinks in.]

Oh! No, it's fine, I wouldn't mind if you drew it out at all! Ah, that'd probably be easier on the both of us, really... [He smiles, holding up a hand.] And, no rush on it either, actually! I just realized it might be pretty complicated, come to think of it...so take your time! A diagram would be really neat, though. [He hums thoughtfully.] Maybe whenever you get finished with it, you can let me know and we can meet up to look at things together sometime later? You could stop by the Golden if you want, really, and I could show you all the charts I have here so far too...

[Rubbing the back of his neck, he laughs a bit sheepishly.]

Besides, it is pretty late right now! I'm probably keeping you from sleeping at the moment...

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I don't mind staying up!

[He says, as he ends up yawning as soon as he's done with that sentence. Wow, way to go body, curse your sudden but inevitable brotrayal.]

Haha... yeah, okay, let's meet up sometime! That way, we can exchange everything we've written and discovered. And I'll be sure to have the telescope diagram drawn out for you, too!